Chituwo challenges govt to share long-term solutions for cholera control
FORMER Health Minister Dr Brian Chituwo has challenged government to share long-term solutions for cholera control. And Economic Front leader Wynter Kabimba says Health Minister Sylvia Masebo’s recent statement that people living in high unsanitary conditions should consider going back to the village because they are safer there is terribly embarrassing. In an interview, Dr…...
Extended school closure exposes govt for hiding true extent of cholera outbreak – KBF
ZAMBIA Must Prosper Leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya says government’s decision to keep schools closed for three more weeks due to the cholera epidemic has exposed the Ministry of Health for hiding the actual extent of the health crisis. On Thursday, Education Minister Douglas Syakalima announced that all schools would remain closed for three weeks due…...
We have nothing to hide, that’s why we’ve enacted ATI – Govt
MINISTRY of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says the UPND government enacted the Access to Information Bill into law because they have nothing to hide. Speaking during a sensitisation meeting on the ATI law for public officers in Choma, Thursday, Kawana said former governments did not enact the law because they were afraid…...
IHR is well capacitated – Kabuswe
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says International Holdings Resources (IHR) of Abu Dhabi is a well capacitated company, and he believes that government, working with the firm, will develop Mopani Copper Mines. Last week, People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) party wrote to ZCCM-IM requesting for more information on IHR, the new strategic equity…...
14:00 hours tailakwana, that’s why dollar is at K26, mocks Mumbi
FORMER PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says the kwacha is now trading at around K26 against the dollar because it is not yet 14:00 hours, as promised by President Hakainde Hichilema while in opposition. Commenting on the continued depreciation of the Kwacha against the dollar, Phiri wondered if President Hichilema’s investor friends had lost…...
We’re not happy to see people complaining about power outages – Zesco
ZESCO Limited has insisted that there is no load shedding, and that adverse weather conditions like heavy rainfall are what’s causing erratic power supply. And the utility company says Zesco Limited security officer, Inspector Misheck Siakambala, who was shot by a suspected vandal during a joint patrol with the Zambia Police Service has died. Asked…...
Lsk records 504 new cholera cases with 26 deaths
MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo has disclosed that the country has recorded 567 cholera cases in the last 24 hours, with Lusaka recording 504 cases and 26 deaths. And Masebo says cholera is more concentrated in Lusaka Province because of issues of sanitation and personal hygiene, citing an example of how people in villages are…...
We’ve met our promises, we’ll rule forever – UPND
UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says the government met most of its promises in the past two years and their focus this year is addressing the cost of living. And Imenda says President Hakainde Hichilema will govern until 2031 while the UPND will be in power to infinity. In an interview, Sunday, Imenda said…...
M’membe doesn’t know how a govt operates – Muchima
LANDS Minister Elijah Muchima says Socialist Party leader Dr Fred M’membe does not know how government operates and he should just focus on organising his party. Commenting on Dr M’membe’s statement that the UPND was the most corrupt government in the history of Zambia, Dr Muchima said President Hakainde Hichilema was fighting corruption day and…...
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